- Mo. scraps private financing for bridge project (AP)
- Plant workers: Fairness at stake in prayer dispute (AP)
- RI unemployment rate hits 8.5 percent (AP)
- Va. town tries to prove existence of 'ghost cats' (AP)
- No more plea deals for NJ teen drivers (AP)
- Galveston still too bruised for residents' return (AP)
- Calif. regulators ban cell use by train operators (AP)
- Detroit mayor asks citizens to support replacement (AP)
- Levee failure has water creeping into Texas town (AP)
- Possible financial crisis fix sends stocks soaring (AP)
- APNewsBreak: Sources say Foley won't face charges (AP)
- Vegas police talked of 'getting' O.J. on recording (AP)
- Mother to ask Congress to award son Medal of Honor (AP)
- Trial begins in NYC for mother of abused girl (AP)
- AP NewsBreak: No charges expected against Foley (AP)
- New CEO of raided meatpacker says change is coming (AP)
- Word of possible financial crisis fix lifts stocks (AP)
- Calls for more monitoring of drugs and chemicals (AP)
- Levee failure has water creeping into Texas town (AP)
- Some Ike victims may not be allowed to rebuild (AP)
- Train fans fear LA crash will derail their hobby (AP)
- NASA extends Mars lander mission again (AP)
- Trial begins in NYC for mother of abused girl (AP)
- Too many hurricanes threaten La. bayou way of life (AP)
- In hard times, tent cities rise across the country (AP)
- Chicago cops say they are rebelling against chief (AP)
- Family, gov't say NY teen killed in Yemen attack (AP)
- Attorney for Gitmo inmate works to drum up support (AP)
- New interstate bridge in Minneapolis opens (AP)
- Psychologists vote against role in interrogation (AP)
- Marine praised by Bush won't get Medal of Honor (AP)
- 911 Calls: Witnesses describe deadly train wreck (AP)
- Thousands of new citizens take oath in Boston (AP)
- Edwards' wife says trust is biggest hurdle (AP)
- Environmentalists balk at drilling off NJ coast (AP)
- FAA head says Chicago could need new airport (AP)
- Ike's littlest evacuees find comfort in playing (AP)
- Message in a mud-covered bottle: Cleanup can begin (AP)
- Ike survivors, officals give FEMA mixed reviews (AP)
- Train engineer faced challenges in final years (AP)
- Deadly crash raises safety doubts about SoCal rail (AP)
- Some of Ike's missing may have just washed away (AP)
- NTSB: Train engineer didn't brake before collision (AP)
- Secret recording questioned in O.J. Simpson trial (AP)
- Ike evacuees clog road to Galveston, then kept out (AP)
- Pentagon approves spy satellite program (AP)
- Deadly crash raises safety doubts about SoCal rail (AP)
- Some of Ike's missing may have just washed away (AP)
- Report: Emission rules to boost Calif. economy (AP)
- Texas executes man who raped, killed 93-year-old (AP)
- Schwarzenegger pledge at heart of veto threat (AP)
- Appeals court upholds Arizona immigration law (AP)
- New I-35W bridge spans river, technological divide (AP)
- James Madison plantation finishes $24M restoration (AP)
- Pentagon approves spy satellite program (AP)
- Mo. woman who faked birth of sextuplets absconds (AP)
- Another nightmare on Wall Street: Dow down 450 (AP)
- October launch date for Hubble threatened (AP)
- Elderly Wash. man denies role in Nazi crimes (AP)
- Man accepts plea deal in toddler dehydration death (AP)
- Sleep-related crash prompts fed call for research (AP)
- Ike leaves Midwest in the dark after rain, winds (AP)
- Ohio killer: Weight gain isn't to avoid execution (AP)
- Witness contradicts self in O.J. Simpson trial (AP)
- Elizabeth Edwards discouraged by health care focus (AP)
- Nevada game wardens seize illegal African frogs (AP)
- Schwarzenegger says he will veto Calif. budget (AP)
- Dallas DA to examine all death row cases in county (AP)
- Authorities vow to force holdouts off Texas coast (AP)
- Rail tracks reopen 4 days after deadly LA crash (AP)
- Flood forces parts of Texas border town to empty (AP)
- Riding out Ike on an island, with a lion (AP)
- Engineer in wreck: Warm to some, recluse to others (AP)
- Signal appears to be from border officials' plane (AP)
- Ohio Wal-Mart closed amid methane-gas concerns (AP)
- Tryst turns into $50K robbery for RNC delegate (AP)
- Attorney: NY swindler who fled still not competent (AP)
- Arctic sea ice melt comes close, but misses record (AP)
- Judge: Woman in Iraqi spy case unfit for trial (AP)
- Sour economy hits paper mills, small-town workers (AP)
- Meltdown in US finance system pummels stock market (AP)
- Ike victims wait in line for food, water and gas (AP)
- NTSB: Signal light worked at site of train crash (AP)
- Grim scenes greet rescuers in hardest-hit areas (AP)
- Feds: Technology could have prevented train crash (AP)
- Grim scenes greet rescuers in hardest-hit areas (AP)
- Ike remnants blamed for Midwest deaths, blackouts (AP)
- Strains mounting in shelters for Ike evacuees (AP)
- Meltdown in US finance system pummels stock market (AP)
- 2 boys left at Neb. hospitals under 'haven' law (AP)
- Even dead seemed to try to flee Ike's wrath (AP)
- Somber procession planned for new Minneapolis span (AP)
- Mourning commute: Somber trip on Los Angeles train (AP)
- Bush says economy strong enough to handle turmoil (AP)
- Colleges spend billions to prep freshmen (AP)
- O.J. Simpson jury to get testimony in Vegas (AP)
- Hurricane remnants blamed for 12 deaths in Midwest (AP)
- List of victims in LA train crash (AP)
- Houston inconvenienced, but not devastated (AP)
- Nearly 2,000 brought to safety in Texas (AP)
- Houston airports reopen Monday; flights limited (AP)
- Dispatcher tried to warn engineer in LA rail crash (AP)
- Families, neighbors mourn LA train wreck victims (AP)
- Hurricane remnants blamed for 3 deaths in Midwest (AP)
- Houston inconvenienced, but not devastated (AP)
- Rover, call me an ambulance — dog calls 911 (AP)
- AP IMPACT: Tons of drugs dumped into wastewater (AP)
- Nearly 2,000 Texans rescued after Ike (AP)
- New Minneapolis bridge practical, not flashy (AP)
- Houston issues weeklong curfew after Hurricane Ike (AP)
- Ike evacuees face long stays in makeshift shelters (AP)
- At 15 feet, Ike's storm surge less than predicted (AP)
- Milwaukee gives a holler to favorite bowling alley (AP)
- In harm's way: Ike floods force rescue of holdouts (AP)
- Wheelchair-accessible mountain trail opens in Vt. (AP)
- By air, boat and truck, search on for Ike victims (AP)
- Writer David Foster Wallace found dead at home (AP)
- Calif. rail agency: Engineer's error caused wreck (AP)
- Texas reporter apologizes for maternity ward probe (AP)
- In harm's way: Ike floods force rescue of holdouts (AP)
- VA head: Surgeries at Illinois hospital months off (AP)
- Olympic Bird's Nest architects design NY high-rise (AP)
- Homeless 90210: Slumming time and the livin's easy (AP)
- Ike causes 'devastating' floods in southeast Texas (AP)
- Suspect in 4 NJ slayings surrenders to police (AP)
- LA serial killer could be connected to other cases (AP)
- Houston family rides out Ike like many others (AP)
- Ex-Antioch teachers launch school without campus (AP)
- US court reviews ruling in teen's terrorism death (AP)
- LA prosecutor: Fashion designer was sex predator (AP)
- Hundreds of homes flood as Ike passes Louisiana (AP)
- Woman who slashed Mo. mom, took baby gets 30 years (AP)
- Commuter train, freight train collide in LA; 4 die (AP)
- Judge halts immigrant rental ban in Dallas suburb (AP)
- O.J. Simpson jury neither his dream nor nightmare (AP)
- Calif. man charged with killing 4, burning house (AP)
- Woman who slashed Mo. mom, took baby gets 30 years (AP)
- Authorities: Many stayed behind on Texas coast (AP)
- 1900 hurricane changed Galveston — and forecasting (AP)
- LA prosecutor opens case against fashion designer (AP)
- Conn. AG challenges FAA's new regional flight plan (AP)
- Citing faith and fate, some choose to ride out Ike (AP)
- Hurricane Ike puts Houston's mayor in spotlight (AP)
- 3 die in Neb. trench collapse trying to save 4th (AP)
- 2 die in shooting at Philly youth basketball event (AP)
- Program helps fishermen turn junk gear into power (AP)
- Schwarzenegger facing criticism from all sides (AP)
- As Ike nears, chain asks for limit on gas buys (AP)
- Survey finds holes in US disaster preparedness (AP)
- Colo. plant and Somali workers fight over prayer (AP)
- In Hurricane Ike, bumpy ride with bird's-eye view (AP)
- Chicago cops ask court to reverse conviction (AP)
- 'Take a Child Outside' week gains some ground (AP)
- Colorado ranch owner accused in deaths of 32 bison (AP)
- Hawaii attack survivor tells tale of finicky shark (AP)
- Las Vegas jury seated in O.J. Simpson's trial (AP)
- Solemn rituals mark seventh anniversary of 9/11 (AP)
- AP Enterprise: Drugs affect more drinking water (AP)
- Texas prepares for a gigantic Hurricane Ike (AP)
- Woman pleads guilty in 1999 Michigan State arson (AP)
- With Ike, size matters for killer storm surge (AP)
- NY judge drops steroid case against Fla. pharmacy (AP)
- Hurricanes deplete Red Cross relief fund (AP)
- AP Enterprise: Drugs affect more drinking water (AP)
- Fire injures 16 at complex for elderly, disabled (AP)
- Nation marks 7th anniversary of terror attacks (AP)
- Houston-Galveston could face major damage from Ike (AP)
- Feds set fish shipment rules for Great Lakes (AP)
- Stolen guns used in fatal Wash. shooting rampage (AP)
- US oilfield deaths rise sharply as drilling boom continues (AP)
- Chertoff: Aviation still vulnerable to terror (AP)
- Sex offender who posed as child pleads guilty (AP)
- Sex offender who posed as child pleads guilty (AP)
- Evacuations begin in Texas ahead of Hurricane Ike (AP)
- Crews pull body from collapsed Va. building rubble (AP)
- NYC suspends school visits to UN over fire safety (AP)
- Autopsy: Mohammed died of heart disease, diabetes (AP)
- Chertoff: Aviation still vulnerable to terror (AP)
- Freshwater fish in N. America in peril, study says (AP)
- Bill Clinton concerned about 9/11 scholarship fund (AP)
- AP IMPACT: US oilfield deaths rise sharply (AP)
- Pa. town where Flight 93 crashed looks to tourism (AP)
- Another Fossett search winding up in Nevada (AP)
- Building collapses in Va.; 12 may be inside (AP)
- Businessman who dated Anne Hathaway pleads guilty (AP)
- Teen arrested for 4 slayings in burned Calif. home (AP)
- Police arrest man in Pa. subway hammer attack (AP)
- Former Nation of Islam leader W.D. Mohammed dies (AP)
- Some in jury pool can't put aside Simpson's past (AP)
- Texas appeals court stop scheduled execution (AP)
- Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears (AP)
- New 9/11 museum building design evokes twin towers (AP)
- Judge says part of bankruptcy law unconstitutional (AP)
- Franken seeks Senate nod amid 7 state primaries (AP)
- Fewer U.S. medical students choosing to work in primary care (AP)
- Pedestrians get fast lane at busy border crossing (AP)
- Last 4 tree-sitters descend from UC Berkeley grove (AP)
- Cold water rings dinner bell for West Coast salmon (AP)
- Hurricane Ike takes aim at South Texas (AP)
- NYC hot lines accept videos, cell phone pictures (AP)
- NYPD transformed since Sept. 11 attacks (AP)
- RI, federal agency in deal on immigrant prisoners (AP)
- Palin's nomination adds fuel to abortion debate (AP)
- W.D. Mohammed dies; son of Nation of Islam founder (AP)
- Former Ark. lieutenant governor, war hero, dies (AP)
- AP IMPACT: Stimulus checks boost child support (AP)
- Franken seeks Senate nod amid 7 state primaries (AP)
- Woman pleads guilty to 1976 Michigan prison escape (AP)
- Iowa files child labor charges against plant (AP)
- Mother convicted in kids' drownings free on parole (AP)
- Sept. 11 memorial dedicated at Boston airport (AP)
- Online dating new tool for zoos with rare species (AP)
- KFC shoring up security for secret recipe (AP)
- Auto safety group: States should raise driving age (AP)
- Simpson's Vegas trial opens without past fanfare (AP)
- Study: Houston police used Tasers more on blacks (AP)
- Prison guards threaten Schwarzenegger with recall (AP)
- Husband admitted shooting wife's teen lover (AP)
- Ike set to bypass Keys, but Gulf Coast worries (AP)
- Army units honing their conventional war skills (AP)
- Police: Montana mom kept dead son in car trunk (AP)
- DA, judge ordered to testify about romance claims (AP)
- Welcome to Key West: Have a beer, watch the storm (AP)
- Prison guards threaten Schwarzenegger with recall (AP)
- Final defendants settle RI nightclub fire lawsuits (AP)
- Police say Fort Hood soldier killed his lieutenant (AP)
- NY Gov likens legislators to Count Dracula (AP)
- Civil rights group sues over NYC surveillance plan (AP)
- 2 arrested in SC deputy's shooting death (AP)
- Pa. official: Clothes do not make the voter (AP)
- Group dangles $50K for Jews who move to Ala. town (AP)
- Foes try to block city's illegal immigrant ban (AP)
- Ohio ministers challenge political pulpit plan (AP)
- Iowa school shucks ban on corn-eating contest (AP)
- Life in prison for Ohio mom in microwave-baby case (AP)
- Shots fired on Pa. university campus; nobody hurt (AP)
- Deadline for disgraced mayor to leave mansion (AP)
- 3 dead at NJ house, 1 had been shot (AP)
- 1 hospitalized after cyanide leak at Mass. company (AP)
- Jury selection to begin in OJ Simpson robbery case (AP)
- Fannie, Freddie deal helps some borrowers, not all (AP)
- Owner: Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park (AP)
- Keys residents weigh evacuation, Gulf Coast next? (AP)
- Fannie, Freddie deal helps some borrowers, not all (AP)
- Owner: Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park (AP)
- Once-powerful Pa. senator faces long fraud trial (AP)
- Deadly crashes bring FAA focus on Reno air races (AP)
- Much has changed in Wash. elections since 2004 (AP)
- Afghan tribal leader set for trial in NYC (AP)
- AP IMPACT: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents (AP)